!n 



H. Hypoxyloii, (Pk.) 



IhilliidiU raiiiA. J) iihiuiii iihn III mid O. liiliil./'/i'i tins, H. >S; C CiIlv. IV, \> H'.s 

 lipichU),- /fy/iiivylim, I'k. 27th Rtii. X. Y. Stdlt- Mils. ]), loS. 

 /fy/iiiofii ahiiiniiilnsa, K. ii C. Joiini. I<iiiii. Soc. X. p. ,^77' 

 HyjiiHieUa llypn.vxliDi. Sacc. Syll. 5u6cj. 

 Hx.sicc. Kll. N. A. V. 6S,i. 



Stroniii ciViiscMl, thin. LHavi^h at lirst, licooiiiiiiiu' liliick. white iii- 

 -idc. coiitiiiiious or iiitci rii|it('(l. ('.\t.eiuliii,a' aloiiu' tlic upiicr sni'f'acc (tf 

 the h'aCor ciivclojiinii' the ciiliii lor 2 or iiioic ''iii. in lengtli. Poritliocia 

 -mill!, crowded. seniieMicriiciit, witli papilliliji'in ostiola. Asci narrow, 

 lineal', 100-120 x a- (1 //. Sporidia lililoini, uinltinucleate. hyaline, 

 nearly a.>< lon<>' a.-< the asei and about 1 // thiek. 



On cidnis and lea\c- of Ii\ in,u' ,ura.^set<, Iroiu Canada to Carolina 

 and Loai.'^iana. 



Vai'. piJ uhvfoi'iuis, W. iV C., has tlu; stroma tnhereulai- or otliei' 

 M'ise irre<iiilar. KplicVi>< horculis, H. A' K.. .lonrn. Myeol. I. p. Sfi. is 

 oidy the stylosjiorous staj^c of this ,<peeies. 



KPICHLOE, Fr. 



Siiniiii. VfR. Sc.'iiid. ]) ,^Si 



,<ti(»nia ell'used, at first pale and etaiidiophoroiis. al length lemon- 

 yellow, suliearnose, snrronnding the calms like a sheath. Peritheeia 

 innner.sed, with the ostiola scarcely prominent. .Vsci with S Hlilorm 

 .^noridia. 



E. fypliina. (IVrs.) 



(Plate 15) 



Sp/iiriiti /y/>/iiihi. IVrs. Icon, ct Duscr. I, p. 21 

 /'ii/ys/ii;iiia ty/j/iiiiiiiii, Uc Caiul. 1. c. p. i,t,S. 

 J)ii//iidra lyphiiHi. Vx. S. M. II, p. ,s.S3. 



/•'.fiiihloi- tyjtiihiii. Till, in Ann. Sci. N'al. Ser. IV, t. .\III, p. iS 

 Sti(iiitato>.pli,nia, Grcv., Typhoiiiiim, Uk in Kr. S. M. Ill, p. 362. 

 E.xsicc. K/. 1". Sfl. _i.|.|. — Kal). Ilerl). live. 57.S.— i<l. K. K. 5.(1, 2237.— Rclmi. A.sc .J2S 

 Tluini. K. Austr. a.s.t-— i't- M l'. 1065.— Sell weiz. Cr. in.— Sydcv M. M 65.— Ull S; 

 Kvrhl. N. .\. K 2(1 Ser. 1553 



Stroma jtale. thin, snrroiindiim the sheaths and included culms of 

 livinii urasses, PJth'idii piitfrnsc. JJacfi//if< ijlDiiic.rdfd (and Carer, fide 

 Peck), extending longitudinally lor 2-') cm., and hearing in the early 

 stage of growth, small (-1—") x 3 //). ovoid, hyaline eonidia (8/,»/;'/(7.7/V/ 

 typhiua, Sacc), finally covered with a layer of seniiimmersed. .•^oft. 

 earnose-membranaceons. yellow peritheeia. with somewhat j»romineiit 

 ostiola, Asei cylindrical, li")0-230x 7-9 //, slightly nai'rowed above, 

 with the apex truncate and eajtped with a subhemispherical, hyaline 

 crest. Sporidia 8 in an asciis, liliform. yellowish, multinncloate and 

 ncarlv as long as the asci. 



